Elizabeth Telescope
100 cm (40 inch)
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The 40 inch Elizabeth telescope.
Source: A.S.S.A. Archives: Peter Smits Collection.
In brief
Important Contributions:
Description:
- It was named the Elizabeth Telescope because approval was given "in principle" to built the telescope, in the same year as Queen Elizabeth 2nd was crowned (1953).
- 1964: Formally opened.
- Used for Photoelectic Photometry.
Historical Background
Owner:
Where Located:
- Observatory (Cape Town)
(Note: It is the same premises initially known as the Cape Observatory, now as S.A.A.O. headquarters in Observatory, Cape Town.)
The 40 inch Elizabeth telescope at Sutherland.
Source: Smits [unpublished]
Current Information
Present Location:
Sutherland
Owner:
S.A.A.O.
Status:
Operational
Condition:
Technical Details
Type: Reflector / Cassegrain
Aperture: 40 inch (101.6 cm)
Focal Length:
- Prime focus: f/4.6
- Cassegrain focus: f/20
Mirror:
Mounting:
Attachments:
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Documentation:
Pictorial Sources:
Bibliography:
- Laing, J.D. (ed.), The Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope 1820 - 1970 Sesquicentennial Offerings, p.17; p.31.
- Moore, P. & Collins, P., Astronomy in Southern Africa, p.83. (General Source)
- The South African Astronomical Observatory, p.4.
(Publication of SAAO, no author, no date)
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